Monday, May 31, 2021

free PaperWerft cargo ship


Did you like the sleek looking Superyacht that PaperWerft made? Well, he already made a new papercraft boat, this time a big cargo ship! 🚢

It has two big onboard cranes, and even a special freefall lifeboat at the back if for any reason the crew needs to get off the ship *quickly*!

Download + build your own free papercraft cargo ship (by PaperWerft):

(Note: click the "https://tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/gallery/..." link in the description of PaperWerft's YouTube video to go to the Pepakura gallery; then click the "pdo file (0.96MB)" link next to the green download arrow, you'll need the free Pepakura Viewer to open *.pdo files!)

Sunday, May 30, 2021

free official Mutropolis Max papercraft toy robot


When I say this game is set far in the future on an abondoned, post-disaster Earth featuring a cute robot, does that make you think "WALL-E"? 🌍

Well, it should make you think MAX! (or actually Mutropolis, but hey 😋)


Download + build your own free official Mutropolis Max papercraft toy robot (by Pirita Studio):

(note: click the "this PDF" link under the "Hype to the Max" header)

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Friday, May 28, 2021

free One Piece Papercrafts by Craft tama


Craft tama has several neat One Piece (and some other) papercrafts, complete with videos!

Download + build your own free One Piece Papercrafts (+more, by Craft tama):

(Note: choose one of the papercraft videos and then click the "Show more" link below the videos on Craft tama's YouTube channel to show the https://drive.google.com/..." download links)

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

free papercraft Superyacht


You too can have your very own Superyacht! ...yes, a papercraft one, but it's a start! 😉

You can find quite a few videos on Paperwerft's YouTube channel of various papercraft boats that he built. The videos show you an overview of the steps, and he included the links where you can download them to build them yourself too! 🚢

In fact, he likes making papercraft boats so much, that he also made one himself now, a real sleek looking Superyacht! 😀

The link is in the description of his video just like for the other papercraft ships, in his video he even shows how he put a light inside for the cool effect you see in the picture! 

Download + build your own free papercraft Superyacht (by PaperWerft):

(Note: click the "https://tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/gallery/..." link in the description of PaperWerft's YouTube video to go to the Pepakura gallery; then click the "pdo file (0.86MB)" link next to the green download arrow, you'll need the free Pepakura Viewer to open *.pdo files!) 

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

free papercraft SD/super-deformed race cars


Tuzigiri seems to only started their papercraft webpage on March 28 this year, but there already quite a few cute, SD/super-deformed race cars! 😀

Download + build your own free papercraft SD/super-deformed race cars (by Dozo Yoshinani (Provisional)):

(Note: After you click a car you like and then the ">>Download<<" button at the bottom of the new page, you will be taken to the Pepakura Gallery where you can click the "zip ファイル" link to actually download the paper model; you'll need the free Pepakura Viewer to open *.pdo files!)

free Yoshikawa Matsubushi FD papercraft fire trucks and ambulance

 

There are *a lot* of  free papercraft fire trucks and ambulances on the websites of Japanese cities and fire departments; here are some more! 🛱🚑😃

Download + build your own free papercraft fire trucks and ambulance (by Yoshikawa Matsubushi Fire Department):

(note: click the pictures on the Yoshikawa Matsubushi Fire Department webpage for the PDF files)

Sunday, May 23, 2021

free papercraft Fuchu and Kokubunji city mascots


If you're unable to pick up a copy of these papercrafts at the Fuchu City Information Center, the Fuchu City Local Forest Tourist Product Center, or the Kokubunji City Tourism Association window inside Kokubunji City Hall, you can also download them from the Fuchu City website! 😀

The cute girl is Kokubuhime, the mascot for Kokubunji City, and the boy is the mascot for Fuchu City, Hibasuke, and they both come with a cute companion bird!

Download + build your own free papercraft Fuchu and Kokubunji city mascots (by Fuchu City):

(note: click the two "(PDF : ...)" links near the bottom of the page)

free Glood Paper Toys

 



Paper toys can cover a wide range, from a butterfly-loving dinosaur kaiju to a cosmonaut infected with a mysterious fungus - and yet somehow still the weirdest looking one is the United States Postal Service's Next Generation Delivery Vehicle. 😆

Download + build your own free papercraft toys (by Glood Paper Toys):

Saturday, May 22, 2021

free papercraft Tomb Raider 3 RX-Tech Mines vignette release!


As you can see, I got some new toys, like an old video projector, a tripod with a ring light and an electrical turn table! (...that doesn't mean the videos are any better of course; hey, at least I had some fun fooling around) 😉




I hope you like the end result of my newest papercraft Tomb Raider 3 RX-Tech Mines vignette of course! If you want to make one (or as many as you like realy 😋) yourself you can download the parts and instructions for free from my papercraft webpage: 

Download + build your own free papercraft Tomb Raider 3 RX Tech Mines vignette:

Have fun building! 😊











Sunday, May 16, 2021

papercraft Tomb Raider III RX-Tech Mines vignette WIP 8 (final build done, instructions and pictures left ;o)


Ah yes, the vertical portait mode video. 😋

I just made this because I was excited that I finished the final build for my Tomb Raider 3 RX-Tech Mines vignette; these are actually all the papercraft Tomb Raider vignettes I made so far! (I also made a few others of course)

The other ones are already available for free from my papercraft webpage (https://ninjatoes.wordpress.com/), and once I finish the instructions and take some pictures of the new RX-Tech Mines one, I'll put it up there for free download from one fan to the other as well.

Stay tuned and have fun! 😃


free Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula 1 race cars


With Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri, Red Bull has two Formula 1 teams.

This naturally means Honda.Racing also has two papercraft race cars: the Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 and the Red Bull Racing RB16B! 🏁

Download + build your own free papercraft Red Bull Formula 1 race cars (by Honda.Racing):


cute free papercraft Japan Freight Railway papercrafts


These papercrafts show how the Japan Freight Railway Company is an important part in getting goods from the farms and factories to the shops and stores near you! 🏭🚄🏪😀

Download + build your own cute free papercraft Japan Freight Railway papercrafts (by Brother and Tetsudo Hobidas):

Friday, May 14, 2021

papercraft Tomb Raider III RX-Tech Mines vignette WIP 7 (final build update)


I'm finally working on the final build for the Tomb Raider III RX-Tech Mines vignette! Even though I'm actually really not a very clean builder 😁 I hope you can still see the difference between the quick test build and the final build. 😉

I also decided to sharpen the "ROCK TECHNOLOGY" logo on Lara jacket a bit; the textures are very small (sometimes just 32x32 pixels!) so if you scale that a bit to print as a papercraft model, it often gets a bit blurry which is especially noticeable on text like this. But I think it looks good! 😃


(I did the same for the SOLA logo on Lara's chest for the Tomb Raider II 40 Fathoms vignette 🙂)

I still have to accessorize the final version (Dual Pistols and holsters, Wrench and Bottomless Packpack) and then I'll start on the mine cart and the stand.

(and then I'll make the instructions, pictures etc. and then I'll put her on my papercraft webpage as free download )

Stay tuned! 🙂

Sunday, May 9, 2021

papercraft Tomb Raider III RX-Tech Mines vignette WIP 6: Final build start


If you ever built one of my papercraft models (except the really early ones...) you'll know that I like to take pictures during the final build to use as instructions. I always start with an overview of the tools you can use to build your own version:

Essential tools:
  • Thicker paper to print the parts on: if you use 120, 160 (what most people seem to use) or even 200 gsm (what I like to use personally) paper, not only will the final paper model be stronger, I always feel it is also actually easier to shape and handle the parts, because you can use the stiffness of the paper to help the parts keep their shape better. gsm stands for "grams per square meter" (also abbreviated as g/m²). 120 gsm paper is about 1.5 times as thick as regular printer paper, which is usually about 80 gsm. 160 gsm is about twice as thick, and 200 gsm about 2.5 times.
  • A sharp knife: you can really use any sharp knife, as long as it has a fine point. I like to use an X-Acto knife with a #11 blade, but a lot of people also like to break a simple break-away knife.
  • A cutting mat: to protect your tabletop from cuts when you cut the parts from the paper. Preferably self-healing so that you can use it a loooong time.
  • Glue: to glue the parts together obviously once you've cut them from the paper and shaped them the right way.

Not-really-essential-but-helpful/to-make-the-final-paper-model-look-better tools:
  • A toothpick / thin metal rod: useful to make small, curved parts (by bending the part around the toothpick or the metal rod) but also to reach inside thin parts; parts always stick together better when you press them together, but sometimes you can't reach inside certain parts because your fingers are too thick or not long enough. Then you can hold the thoothpick or metal rod against the inside of the gluing flap, while you apply pressure from the outside.
  • Color markers: especially when you use thicker paper, when you cut the parts from the paper, you will see the inside / crossection of the paper when you glue the parts together and this will show as white lines on the final paper model. You can use markers in the appropriate color to color those white edges before gluing the parts together. Because the color always turns out a little bit darker than usual, test the color on a scrap piece first, and for light colors it's best to use pencils.
  • Whatever else you can think of: You can really use any tools that you might find helpful of course! 🙂 People use tweezers for small parts, scissors because they like them better than a knife, small clothes pins to keep parts together while they dry, special tools (or just a dead ballpoint or other blunt tool)  to 'score' ('scratch' / indent) any fold lines before folding them... Use whatever makes it easier for you! 😊
Well, hopefully the final build will go smoothly, and I can show the end result soon; stay tuned!

Saturday, May 8, 2021

official free papercraft Back Arrow Briheight Muga robot suit


What do you think of this papercraft Muga! 🤖😀

...okay, I understand this might needs some explaining for a lot of people:


Back Arrow is an anime series about the land of Lingalind, which is surrounded by a World Wall that's 10,000 meters tall and about 3,000 kilometers in diameter.
- Every month, a Rakuho (capsule) is sent from the Wall with a gift inside, like a Bind Warper.
- Bind Warpers are armband-like items that transform into a Briheight when you put them on.
- Briheights are robot-like suits that give the wearer special abilities.
- Muga is the Briheight that is piloted by Back Arrow, who himself actually came to Lingalind inside a Rakuho capsule.

Of course this is all just an excuse to make have a bunch of cool guys and cute girls fight cool robot-suit battles. 😉 But hey, you get a nice, free papercraft out of it (...and a bunch of cool guys and cute girls fighting cool robot-suit battles!) so who's complaining! 😊

Download + build your own official free papercraft Back Arrow Briheight Muga robot suit (by Back Arrow):

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

free papercraft Shirahagimaru fishery patrol boat (SD beginner and more experienced versions :o)


If you have to patrol the seas for illegal fishing, you need a good boat like the Shirahagimaru! 🚢

Download + build your own free papercraft Shirahagimaru fishery patrol boat (by Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Japan Kyusyu Fisheries Coordination Office):

(note: the cute SD/super deformed beginner is "ver.1" and "ver.2" is the version for more experienced papercrafters)

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

free papercraft Kinugawa basin dams


Japan has a a lot of hills, mountains and rivers, which it harnesses by creating water basins for flood control, agricultural water supply and generates hydroelectric power.

We already saw several papercrafts of Japanese dams, and here are four more major dams that create the Kinugawa basin in the Tochigi Prefecture: Ikari, Kawamata, Kawaji and Yunishigawa dams.


(Click this map to go to a webpage where you can see captures (updated every
few hours) from the CCTV cameras on the dams! 🙂)

Download + build your own free papercraft Kinugawa basin dams (Kinugawa Integrated Dam Control Office):


Sunday, May 2, 2021

papercraft Tomb Raider III RX-Tech Mines vignette WIP 5: On with her head!


The RX-Tech Mines vignette test build is finally finished!  😀

It doesn't look very pretty, but don't forget: Lara did get hit in the head by a steel girder last time... -eh I mean: don’t forget, this is just a test build. 😉


The head is basically made out of three main parts: Lara's face, her hair and her ponytail - but did you know she didn't even have the ponytail she's now famous for in the first Tomb Raider game? 😉

So now, as the Straeh fo Neeuq Queen would say (well, yell): "On with her head!" 🂽 😊


Of course as always (literally - as always: no matter whether she's on the mythical island of Atlantis, high up in the Himalaya mountains, 40 fathoms under water, or deep inside a freezing mine on Artarctica... 😉) Lara has her trusty Dual Pistols and her bottomless Backpack (that she stole from a certain unfortunate fedora-wearing adventurer...) with her .


Also: how much fun would the obligatory no-weapons levels from the classic Tomb Raider games be if Lara could find a Wrench like this to whack enemies on the head with? 🔧😋


Now that the test build is done, all I have to do now is finish up the 3D model, unfold it again, put together the final templates, build the final version, take pictures while building the final version for the instructions, make the instructions, make a a release video and pictures, and upload it on my papercraft webpage to download for free!

...wait: that's actually still quite a lot of work; stay tuned! 😊

Saturday, May 1, 2021

free papercraft Suma Aqualife Park Kobe


When people said they wanted to preserve and remember the memories of the facilities of the Suma Aqualife Park Kobe, the idea was formed to make a free papercraft of the complete park. And they did a great job, making the entire park and you can even look inside some of the buildings! 🐟🐠🐬🐧😀


Download + build your own free papercraft Suma Aqualife Park Kobe (by City of Kobe):

(note: click the blue "ペーパークラフト パーツ" and "つくり方解説" links just below the papercraft picture on the City of Kobe website)


free cutely decorated papercraft trams


The Okayama Electric Tramway made some papercraft versions of real trams that are cutely decorated with advertisement wrappings, like for Hot Yoga CALDO, OHK Okayama Broadcasting and the Kenminkyosai mutual aid organization. 🚋😊

Download + build your own free cutely decorated papercraft trams (by Okayama Electric Tramway): http://www.okayama-kido.co.jp/tramway/2021happytram.html

(note: click the yellow "ペーパークラフト" buttons on the Okayama Electric Tramway website)

free papercraft Kawasaki City buses


*Of course* the City of Kawasaki has free papercraft buses on their website too! 🚍😊

Download + build your own free papercraft buses (by City of Kawasaki):